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Whalers Seafood Restaurant & Bar (9am-8pm daily) is located in a second-floor unit at the center of the Ocho Rios Fishing Village, which received a makeover in 2019. The restaurant serves well prepared dishes like steamed, escoveitch and brown stewed fish, as well as lobster, conch and chicken (US$15-25), with indoor seating with A/C or outdoor on the balcony overlooking the beach. Loud music blaring in seeming competition from multiple restaurants in the complex can be bothersome on Sundays, but otherwise the venue is pleasant enough for couples and families alike.

In: Seafood, Jamaican, Meat

Ultimate Jerk Centre

Popular for locals to congregate to take in a cricket match, eat jerk, and vibe out, Ultimate Jerk Centre (9am-10:30pm Sun.-Fri., 9am- midnight Sat., US$1-5) does stewed chicken and pork, curry goat, stewed conch, potato, festival, bammy, fritters, rice-and-peas, and french fries. The bar serves a variety of liquor, and an oldies party is held the last Saturday of the month. The jerk is the best in the area and doesn’t linger on the grill thanks to a steady flow of traffic.

In: Jerk, Jamaican

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Oceans on the Ridge

Ocean on the Ridge (Mon-Sat 9am-2am, Sunday 9am-11:00pm, US$8-30) sits on a hill overlooking Ocho Rios just outside the old Shaw Park Hotel and Gardens boasting a panoramic view of Ocho Rios, the bay and Caribbean sea beyond. A large open-air deck has seating for 100 at tables and around the bar. Sandwiches, burgers and dogs, wraps and Jamaican seafood and meat dishes like curry goat, jerk chicken, steam fish and escoveitch lobster.

In: Seafood, Jamaican, Meat

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Seaside Dutchie

Seaside Dutchie (11a.m.-11p.m. daily, US$3-20) opened 10 October 2017 in an unassuming seaside lot adjacent to Fantasy Beach Club at Priory Beach. Husband-and-wife team Mark Cole and Taydeen Oliver created an extensive menu that adds flair to Jamaican favorites like steamed fish and red pea soup, all served in traditional aluminum Dutch pots. Starters range from conch fritters to wings, ackee and saltfish spring rolls, tostones and escoveitch or blackened sprat. Soups also include goat head, pumpkin and the "Swim Around" with fish, corn salsa and veggies.

In: Jamaican

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Miss T's Kitchen

Miss T's Kitchen (US$8-36) offers scrumptious homestyle Jamaican food in the heart of Ocho Rios. Located on an unassuming lane opposite Ochi's open-air market, restauranteur Anna Kay Tomlinson, affectionaly known as Miss T, created a cozy ambiance that pays homage to the typical Jamaican zinc roofed board house and singular stylings of the island. Colorful paintings, vintage Marley photos, hanging gourd and wicker lamps and musical instruments adorn the walls.

In: Vegetarian, Seafood, Jamaican, Meat

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Margaritaville Ocho Rios

Margaritaville (9 a.m.–4 a.m. on club nights Mon., Wed., and Sat. and 9 a.m.–10 p.m. on Sun., Tues., Thurs., and Fri.) is Ochi's most popular club with the tourist crowd. This is one of Jimmy Buffet's chains, and it sees a lot of debauchery--the pool party on Wednesdays attracts a large crowd. It's also a venu for Fame FM's annual road party, which takes radio disc jocks to various venues around the island over the course of several weeks.

In: Food, Jamaican, Bars, Nightclubs

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Almond Tree Club Restaurant

Almond Tree Club Restaurant open (9 a.m.–11 p.m. daily, US$2–6) is the best bet in Port Maria, serving typical Jamaican dishes like curry goat, fried chicken, oxtail, stew peas, and stew pork. Other dishes like chicken chop suey and shrimp fried rice are cooked to order. This Almond Tree claims to be the original, predating the one in Ocho Rios. Dawn Gibbs is the friendly and helpful manager.

In: Jamaican